Violence grows in Yemen where Al Qaeda has a solid position right now for the Arabian Peninsula but this time another force is involved. In an escalation of the violent crisis that has gripped Yemen's capital for the past days, Houthi rebel militiamen seized control of the Yemen president’s palace and shelled his residence on Tuesday.

More than 30 ships searching in the area and the intensive aerial search for the missing Air Asia plane produced results. The Air Asia flight QZ8501 wreckage has been located and photographed in the Java Sea. It was identified by the presence of the company's slogan "Now everyone can fly" painted on the side.

Only 3 from 25 people were rescued after a tugboat sank on a trial voyage on the Yangtze, China's longest rive, Thursday. 22 people are missing, according state broadcaster China Central Television. Some of them are foreigners. The accident occurred on a stretch of the river between the cities of Jingjiang and Zhangjiagang.

Up to a million Filipinos were attracted in Manila, the capital of Philippines, Friday, in a Roman Catholic procession. Huge crowds on Manila streets jostled to get closer to the wooden Black Nazarene, a statue of Jesus Christ carrying a cross that the faithful believe has miraculous power to cure ailments and provide good health and fortune.